Baseball Preview: Durham Trojans vs. East Nicolaus Spartans
The Durham Trojans will be playing at home against the East Nicolaus Spartans at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Durham will be looking to extend their current six-game winning streak.
Durham is hoping to deliver their fans another blowout on Tuesday, just like they did against Pierce (and have done all season long). Durham blew past Pierce 13-3.
Colt Young looked comfortable as he tossed four innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off two hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Jack Stephens was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing three bases while going 2-for-4. Perry Phillips was another key contributor, going 2-for-4 with a home run and two runs.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 17 runs the game before, East Nicolaus was a bit more limited in their match on Friday. They fell 4-1 to Colusa.
Durham is on a roll lately: they've won 14 of their last 17 games, which provided a nice bump to their 17-6 record this season. As for East Nicolaus, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost five of their last six contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 12-8 record this season.
Durham might still be hurting after the 7-1 loss they got from East Nicolaus in their previous matchup back in May of 2023. Thankfully for Durham, Jared Johnson (who didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out 11 over 6.1 innings pitched) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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